A Techno Nerd's Lifelong Journey: From a 1957 Bolex Camera to Tesla's Full Self Driving in 2026
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Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler
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A personal, nostalgic reflection from an 87-year-old techno nerd who recounts his lifelong fascination with technology, starting with convincing his father to buy a 16mm Bolex movie camera in 1957. The article blends memoir-style storytelling with observations about technology's evolution, framed around a 2026 Tesla Model Y with Full Self Driving V14, photographed at Camp Hasler in Wisconsin.
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· 3 pulledI've been kind of a techno nerd since I was a teenager.
When I was 17 in 1957, I talked my dad into buying a 16mm film Bolex movie camera as well as the cutting and gluing machine to use for editing, for his research lab at the University Wisconsin.
Then I proceeded to shoot film of various activities like family Colorado ski trips, Wisconsin University Club (Hoofers) sailing...
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